United States Post Office (Morrisania, Bronx) Explained

US Post Office-Morrisania
Location:442 E. 167th St., Morrisania, Bronx
Coordinates:40.83°N -73.9089°W
Built:1936
Architect:U.S. Treasury Dept.; Foster, William Dewey
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002458

US Post Office-Morrisania -- originally Station "T" -- is a historic post office building located at Morrisania in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was built in 1936, and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a two-story, five bay wide brick building with a hipped roof and a one bay recessed wing in the Colonial Revival style. It features an arcade of five recessed brick round arches with limestone keystones.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Morrisania Post Office. November 1986. 2010-10-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.